Casing for bath-tubs.



vJ. H. DfANvER.

OASING FOR 'BATH TUBS.

APPLIUATIOH FILED .TUBE 2), 1910.

Patented May 30, 1911.

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J. H. DANVER.

GASINGFOB BATH TUBS.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNI: zo, 1910.

Patented May so, 1911.

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JAMES H. DANVEE, OF BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB TO UNITED 4STATES SANI- TARY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A GOREOBA- TION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

CASING- FOB IBATH-TUBS.

, Specification of Letters Patent. Application llled June 20, 1910. Serial No. 567,844.

Patented May 30, 1911.

`To all whom it may concem:

'Be it known that I, JAMES H. DANvan, of

of-Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Casing'for Bath-Tubs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip-` tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawin forming part of this speciiication, in w ich- Figure 1 is a plan view of a bath tub havsection on the line II--II of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the casing with the tub removed; Fi 4 is a cross-Section' on the line IV-IV o Fig. 3; and Figs. 5 and6 are respectively plan view and vertical section showing. a modification.

My invention is designed to provide a casin for bath tubs which will entirely surroun and inclose the sides and ends of the ltub, with the exception of the outwardly turned or rolled upper edges thereof, and which will present a neat and desirable appearance.

The nature of my inventionv will be best X understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred embodiment thereof, and which will now be described, .it being premised, however, that various changes can be made `in. the details of construction and arrangement of the parte without departing from the spirit and scope of. my invention as delined in the appended claims.

Iny these drawin the numeral 2 designates a bath tub, w 'ch ma be of an usual or suitable forxnand which has t e outedge -will rest upon the floor or other surface which supports the bath tub, while its ,upper edge extends underneath the outwardly rolled or turned member 3 of the tub. At one end it is formed' with the interior offset 8 to receive the fittings 9 of the In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the offset 8 is exterior instead of inter1or, the fittings being outsideI of the end wall of the casing.

The casing may be given any desired ornamental form or conguration. I refer to make the side and end ortions with'an inward and downward slope,A as shown in the drawings, with the inwardl inset convex bead or bend at 10 near its ottom, but it may obviously be made iny various designs. The tub is set bodily within the casing, which, as stated, surrounds it on all four sides. It will be obvious that instead of making the casing yin one continuous casting, it

might be formed in sections suitably con` nected. y

Other changes and details may be made, such for instance, as variation in the form and arrangement of the stiiiening and reinforcin ribs.

What claim is A metal casing for bath tubs adapted toA surround the sides and ends of the tub and having a supportin lower edge adapted to rest upon the sur ace which supports the tub, and the upper edge of the casing being adapted to extend u wardly underneath the outwardly turned edge of the tub, the casing havin an oli'set at one end to receive the fittings o the tub; substantially asy described. v

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES vH. DANVER. 

